caring for victims, making sure that we do right by the people of this region. and that s what we re going to keep doing together. going forward, our purpose is the same as it was 60 years ago. the preservation of peace and security. and in a larger sense, you re answering the question once posed by the great banjo patterson of australia, he wrote, hath she the strength for the burden laid upon her, hath she the power to protect and guard her own? well, generations of australians and you, its men and women in uniform, have given your answer, and america has been honored to stand with you as allies with an enduring commitment to human freedom. on this 60th anniversary, we are
for u.s. interests, not that we don t have an interest in our ally with israel, but isn t the department of defense responsible for defending the united states? can we just attack another country who hasn t attacked us at all? i m sorry, i forgot we did it twice. go ahead, your thoughts. i agree with you completely. i think this is where the pentagon is deeply concerned about what happens in the aftermath. and what threats do you then have to begin defending against as well because iran whether through its allies, hezbollah in lebanon, allies in iraq, other factions in the region begin to take actions that you also have to build up your forces for, that this is much more complicated than he made it sound. steve, i think the israeli people are right now trying to figure the consequences of any action, even if the action is highly successful in surgically removing the atomic they re the from iran. but they also are looking at what else can happen. they re not stupid. romney seems to
that s what i ve heard. big open spaces, harsh weather, bazis, snakes, crocs. in fact, i was just presented with the most unique gift i ve ever received as president, crocodile insurance. my wife, michele, will be relieved. i have to admit that when we reformed health care in america, crocodile insurance is one thing we left out. but there s another reason we re deepening our alliance here. this region has some of the busiest sea lanes in the world, which are critical to all our economies. and in times of crisis, from the bali bombings to east timor to relief after a tsunami, darwin has been a hub moving out aid,
as well as the security areas. what is the next stop for him? reporter: next stop will be bali, indonesia, and he will participate in what s known as the east asian summit, the first timeç that the u.s. president will participate in that summit. so again the themes of really expanding the united states ties to this region will certainly be alive there in bali. so the president will spend another few hours here in darwin and then he will head to bali and he will, of course, be traveling with him every step of the way. one last word to you, kristin, suck ling pig in bali, the best, wherever you can find it. kristin with the president. good to know. it is quite good there. thank you so much with the president. we ll be getting back to her throughout his trip. that completes our coverage of the president s address to u.s. and australian armed forces in darwin, australia. now back to hardball with chris matthews on msnbc, the
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